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Vargeisa Lv 3VIII (HjǪ 8)

Richard L. Harris (ed.) 2017, ‘Hjálmþés saga ok Ǫlvis 8 (Vargeisa/Álfsól, Lausavísur 3)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 501.

Vargeisa/ÁlfsólLausavísur
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Sel ‘give’

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4. selja (verb): hand over, sell, give

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Snarvendil ‘Snarvendill’

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snarvendill (noun m.)

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mun ‘will’

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munu (verb): will, must

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fylgja ‘follow’

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2. fylgja (verb): follow, accompany

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jöfurr ‘prince’

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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince

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inn ‘’

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2. inn (art.): the

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stórráði ‘ambitious’

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stórráðr (adj.): ambitious

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um ‘throughout’

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1. um (prep.): about, around

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þína ‘of your’

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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your

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Snúiz ‘turn’

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snúa (verb): turn

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þín ‘your’

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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your

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æfi ‘life’

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ævi (noun f.; °-/-ar): life

[5] æfi: so papp6ˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, ‘æfen’ 109a IIIˣ

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æ ‘always’

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2. æ (adv.): always, forever

[5] æ: om. ÍBR5ˣ

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til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

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ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

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gæfu ‘good luck’

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gefa (verb): give

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hvar ‘wher’

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hvar (adv.): where

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sem ‘ever’

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sem (conj.): as, which

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kannar ‘go’

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3. kanna (verb): know, be able

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hugr ‘courage’

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hugr (noun m.): mind, thought, courage

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er ‘there is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

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í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

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konungs ‘the king’s’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

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Vargeisa assures Hjálmþér of the benefits derived from owning Snarvendill, noticing its magical quality as beneficial to its owner.

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